Payton and Buchanan Outlooks

[smallcollegefbfan]

It is getting late in the season and I use to do a weekly outlook but this year I decided to wait until we got close to the end of the year before putting my list of 20 for both out here.

I'll wait a few days to post my top 5 for each but I will say ahead of time that it is completely wide open in the Buchanan. I could see 5 voters having a completely different top 5 for the award. You can't look at one guy for the Buchanan and say he has to be in the top 3 yet. As for the Payton, I think there are 2-3 names who are a must in the top 5. Those names for me are Maysonet, Mellette, and Heinicke. Breitenstein is also a very good argument for the top 3 and I think Bauman, Bell, Kaufman, Brockman, and Zenner have all been sensational and worth a mention.

PAYTON

RB Zach Bauman, Northern Arizona, Jr.
167 carries, 976 yards, 5.8ypc, 8 TD, 122.0 yds/gm, 21 catches, 139 yards, 1 TD in 8 games.

RB Shakir Bell, Indiana State, Jr.
229 carries, 1306 yards, 5.7ypc, 11 TD, 16 catches, 144 yards, 1 TD in 9 games.

FB Eric Breitenstein, Wofford, Sr.
153 carries, 1228 yards, 8.0ypc, 13 TD, 153.5 yds/gm, 2 catches, 8 yards in 8 games.

QB Casey Brockman, Murray State, Sr.
278-406, 2926 yards, 20 TD, 8 INT, 68.5%, 365.8 yds/gm, 76 carries, 29 yards, 5 TD in 8 games.

QB Matt Brown, Illinois State, Sr.
191-301, 2285 yards, 18 TD, 10 INT, 63.5%, 253.9 yds/gm, 29 carries, 48 yards, 5 TD in 9 games.

RB Matt Denham, Eastern Kentucky, Sr.
225 carries, 1073 yards, 4.8ypc, 10 TD, 119.2 yds/gm, 13 catches, 149 yards, 2 TD in 9 games.

RB Tim Flanders, Sam Houston State, Sr.
140 carries, 803 yards, 5.7ypc, 12 TD, 100.4 yds/gm, 8 catches, 74 yards, 1 TD in 8 games.

QB Jimmy Garoppolo, Eastern Illinois, Jr.
235-390, 2741 yards, 22 TD, 11 INT, 60.3%, 342.6 yds/gm, 63 carries, 18 yards, 2 TD in 8 games.

QB Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion, Jr.
247-361, 3159 yards, 24 TD, 9 INT, 68.4%, 85 carries, 331 yards, 3.9ypc, 8 TD in 8 games.

WR Brandon Kaufman, Eastern Washington, Jr.
46 catches, 903 yards, 19.6ypc, 8 TD, 112.9 yds/gm in 8 games.

WR Erik Lora, Eastern Illinois, Jr.
93 carries, 1226 yards, 13.2ypc, 10 TD, 153.2 yds/gm in 8 games.

QB Jeff Mathews, Cornell, Jr.
181-294, 2296 yards, 13 TD, 6 INT, 61.6%, 382.7 yds/gm, 39 carries, -84 yards, 2 TD in 6 games.

RB Miguel Maysonet, Stony Brook, Sr.
178 carries, 1502 yards, 8.4ypc, 14 TD, 166.9 yds/gm, 1 catch, 25 yards, 1 TD in 9 games.

QB DeNarius McGhee, Montana State, Jr.
204-294, 2142 yards, 17 TD, 8 INT, 69.4%, 267.8 yds/gm, 79 carries, 184 yards, 2.3ypc, 4 TD in 8 games.

WR Aaron Mellette, Elon, Sr.
69 catches, 1008 yards, 14.6ypc, 15 TD, 126.0 yds/gm in 8 games.

WR Cordell Roberson, Stephen F. Austin, Sr.
74 catches, 951 yards, 12.9ypc, 9 TD, 118.9 yds/gm in 8 games.

QB Wynrick Smothers, Central Arkansas, Jr.
208-310, 2292 yards, 23 TD, 9 INT, 67.1%, 254.7 yds/gm, 76 carries, 263 yards, 2 TD in 9 games.

QB Brad Sorensen, Southern Utah, Sr.
231-369, 2551 yards, 19 TD, 9 INT, 62.6%, 283.4 yds/gm, 61 carries, -54 yards, 1 TD in 9 games.

RB Deonte Williams, Cal Poly, Sr.
156 carries, 1094 yards, 7.0ypc, 9 TD in 136.8 yds/gm, 7 catches, 47 yards, 1 TD in 8 games.

RB Zach Zenner, South Dakota State, Fr.
193 carries, 1447 yards, 7.5ypc, 9 TD, 18 catches, 107 yards in 8 games.


BUCHANAN

LB Dorian Bell, Duquesne, Jr.
82 tackles, 12 TFL, 6.5 sacks, 1 INT, 2 PBU, 1 FR, 3 FF in 7 games.

DE Jerry Ceja, Eastern Washington, Sr.
28 tackles, 10 TFL, 9 sacks, 1 PBU, 3 QBH, 2 FF in 8 games.

LB Todd Davis, Sacramento State, Jr.
89 tackles, 10.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 2 PBU, 3 QBH, 1 FR in 9 games.

LB Matt Evans, New Hampshire, Sr.
93 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 3 sacks, 2 PBU in 9 games.

DE Zach Hodges, Harvard, Soph.
24 tackles, 13 TFL, 8 sacks, 9 QBH in 7 games.

DT Montori Hughes, UT Martin, Sr.
35 tackles, 7.5 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 PBU, 6 QBH in 8 games.

LB Jeremy Kimbrough, Appalachian State, Sr.
101 tackles, 7 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT, 1 QBH in 9 games.

LB Robert McCabe, Georgetown, Sr.
116 tackles, 11.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 1 PBU in 8 games.

DE Nate Palmer, Illinois State, Sr.
53 tackles, 12.5 TFL, 6 sacks, 24 QBH, 1 FR, 3 FF in 9 games.

LB Keith Pough, Howard, Sr.
60 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 1 PBU, 2 QBH, 1 FR, 1 FF in 7 games.

LB Stephon Robertson, James Madison, Jr.
75 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 5 PBU in 8 games.

DT Brent Russell, Georgia Southern, Sr.
30 tackles, 7 TFL, 3 sacks, 1 BLK in 8 games.

LB Ian Sluss, Portland State, Sr.
76 tackles, 9.5 TFL, 2 sacks, 4 INT/returned 2 for TDs, 3 PBU, 1 QBH, 4 FR/returned one for TD, 1 FF in 8 games.

S Jaquiski Tartt, Samford, Soph.
73 tackles, 3 TFL, 4 INT/returned one for TD, 8 PBU, 2 FR/returned one for TD in 8 games.

S Darnell Taylor, Sam Houston State, Sr.
61 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sack, 2 INT, 5 PBU, 1 QBH, 1 FR, 1 FF in 8 games.

LB Jordan Tripp, Montana, Jr.
74 tackles, 12 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 1 INT, 2 PBU, 2 QBH, 1 FR returned for TD, 3 FF in 9 games.

DE Davis Tull, Chattanooga, Soph.
39 tackles, 12.5 TFL, 8 sacks, 6 QBH, 3 FF in 8 games.

DE Colton Underwood, Illinois State, Jr.
78 tackles, 16.5 TFL, 8.5 sacks, 7 QBH, 1 BLK in 9 games.

CB B.W. Webb, William & Mary, Sr.
27 tackles, 5 PBU, 1 FR in 8 games.

CB Marcus Williams, North Dakota State, Jr.
13 tackles, 4 INT/returned one for TD, 2 PBU, 7 KR, 197 yards, 28.1avg, 3 PR, 78 yards, 26.0avg in 7 games.

[URMite]

Does TSN still have Cooper Taylor on the Buchanan list?

[Redwyn]

SBU is starting a massive twitter and media campaign for Maysonet that started today. The administration is making a HUGE push to lobby the committee, and Maysonet is putting the up numbers to back it up. No question he deserves a top 5 look - he makes defenses look downright silly when he has the ball.

Some big stars throughout FCS this year. Will be a tough decision.

[frozennorth]

grant olson should be the leading candidate out of NDSU IMO

[asumike83]

Any chance that Steven Miller could get his name on the list? He is having a fantastic season. 1,077 rushing yards, 5.7 YPC, 9 rushing TD, 328 receiving yards, 4 TD catches.

[smallcollegefbfan]

Does TSN still have Cooper Taylor on the Buchanan list?

Yes. He hasn't done enough in the last few weeks for me to put him on at this point, though. He is certainly a good player and one who will be looked at heavily in the postseason by the NFL.

[smallcollegefbfan]

SBU is starting a massive twitter and media campaign for Maysonet that started today. The administration is making a HUGE push to lobby the committee, and Maysonet is putting the up numbers to back it up. No question he deserves a top 5 look - he makes defenses look downright silly when he has the ball.

Some big stars throughout FCS this year. Will be a tough decision.

Yes it will be tough. The most impressive thing about Maysonet besides his consistency is the fact that he has kept an All-Big Ten RB on the bench and had a chance to produce the numbers he has. If Maysonet was used more in the passing game he would be a top 140 draft pick for sure. He's been one of the biggest risers on my FCS board this year.

[smallcollegefbfan]

Any chance that Steven Miller could get his name on the list? He is having a fantastic season. 1,077 rushing yards, 5.7 YPC, 9 rushing TD, 328 receiving yards, 4 TD catches.

If he has another game like yesterday and has 3-5 more rushing TDs this year he certainly could put his name in my top 20. I will be interested to see what he does at his pro day as well because I think he could run sub 4.4s.